Spirit Given on Condition
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? Luke 11:13. Christ has promised the gift of the Spirit to His church, and the promise belongs to us as much as to the first […]
Jesus’ Crowning Gift
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. John 16:7. Christ declared that after His ascension, He would send to His church, as His crowning […]
Friendship With Jesus
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:14. The character and course of the Christian is in marked contrast to that of worldlings. The Christian cannot find pleasure in the amusements and in the varied scenes of gaiety of the world. Higher and holier attractions engage the affections. Christians will […]
Most Happy People on Earth
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11. We, as Christians, are not required to go about with long faces, sighing as though we had no Saviour and no hope. This will not glorify God. He desires us to be […]
Rejoicing in Assurance
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7. Precious are the privileges accorded him who abides in Christ…. The mind of Christ dwells in His faithful followers; their desires are in accordance with His will; their petitions […]
The Source of My Strength
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5. We are finite, but a wonderful arrangement has been made that we may have close connection with the Infinite…. Finite beings at their […]
